Gibberings CXXVI : Post moar, Kenny says so

[Pagey]

Yeah I think that's probably it. It was particularly funny cuz one person in the class just didn't get it at all and continued to say this was perfectly innocent and indeed about a rooster hahah.

 

[Ceres]

They didn't have internet in the 15th century so ppl were reduced to knob jokes and leprosy as hobbies.

 

[Mental Kenny]

Goddamit you fucking post...!!!!! Evil bastards still nothing

 

[Ben So Furry]

Im terrible with maths, numbers boggle the fuck out of me

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Ben, me too. What were your maths teachers like? Mine were almost all total cunts and I think that's got something to do with it, in my case anyway.... a very childish part of me refuses to do sums because it's 'for them'. My mental arithmetic skills are probably on a par with those of a wasp.

Interesting question. I can't fully remember. I think one was a woman. But she was short, had short hair and no breasts so this assumption must be incorrect. If I remember correctly I could scrape by with maths at school. I could do it. But I felt like I was winging it and a fraud the whole time. It's that ability to do it fast in your head that gets me. This: "Oh x in relation to x, that's about x% isn't it? I get it." I can't confirm this with any kind of accuracy so just go "Yeah".

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I'm an arithmetical genius

:D

True story.

:D

you lot apall me.

Whether that's because you're shit at maths is moot though.

:D

 

[Ceres]

School maths teaching amounts to 'cognitive abuse', say researchers

 

[Ben So Furry]

Thank you Ceres.

I sometime think. Why the fuck can I not do this? It's not like I didn't do it every fucking day or something is it? Why the fuck after my (what I was led to believe) decent education did this stuff not stay in? Proof I am stupid.

Now I know it was their fault. Jancrow was right. Bastard stupid over-payed trans-gender motherfucking cunts. Ruined my life. Cunts.

 

[Ceres]

Yeh took them a while to realise that forcing people to memorise the twelve times table or perform 200 examples of long division with the threat of punishment might not be the best approach.

I hated maths, and the very definately broken education system of the 80's/ early 90's

 

[Ben So Furry]

Is it any better now? I know a little person who goes to school. She will runs rings round me and love it. I'm not looking forward to that.

 

[Mailmonkey]

^ Sorry, who is this nobhead? I keep seeing them posting in here and annoying people. It's kind of like a one-person portable Lounge or something.

He's a fucking bellend, should be infracted for harassment.

I'm an arithmetical genius btw. True story. And you lot apall me. Whether that's because you're shit at maths is moot though.

I am too! Genius. Not shit.

Back out to deliver more post now

Just nipped home to cane a couple of bags of crisps,a couple of pints of ribena (might ave a third, heavy heavy post today) and a big fat spliff of LURRRVERLY weed

 

[Ben So Furry]

MM you won't be able to answer this because you would have already gone by now I suspect.

But are you are trolley guy or a shoulder strap bag thing type of guy?

 

[Ben So Furry]

he he he

...or a singer....like Mariah Carey.

 

[Ceres]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTKedyQQkZQ

first time today i have smiled, thanks. I forgot how well he trolled the shit out of people.

 

[Ben So Furry]

...What? Literally the randomest non sequitur ever on Gibberings. Rivals Dan's daily "YO I'M ABOUT TO DROP APB/HAVE JUST DROPPED APB/AM ON A COMEDOWN FROM APB" mid-convos.

Ali-G Interviews Posh Spice and David Beckham

 

[pinkpapaver]

life coaching on the internet. that's how i'm goiing to domindate the world from my living room. that's where it's all at. BINGO

 

[backroll]

@ Ben...sorry to hear about your bad experience with the maths teacher, not my best either. My worst thing in the world is at the till (either side) dealing with loose change. I hate numbers. I begin to panic if the amount charged cannot be payed with a note. Hideous

BUT, let's lay off teachers. I think in general people remember their bad teachers, most can recall a subject which they loathed because of the appalling teacher. Almost everyone had a bad teacher or two, but no one can rightly say anything bad about the profession...

Not only is the pay terrible for a job that other European countries consider as important as medicine, but the hours a very very long. You leave home before the sun comes up and most return home 12 hours later at least. The job itself can be as stressful as the worst and of course it is as challenging as anything.

Countries like France, Germany and Sweden treat teaching as though it is as crucial a role as that of a doctor or a parent even.

It's easy to slag of teachers with their huge holidays (filled with marking and lesson planning) and short days (simply not true!) etc. etc.

Sorry to hear of your bad experience mate, but we all had this in some form (I was bullied by a teacher which ended up in him being sacked) but it's unfair to tar the rest with the same brush.

 

[Ben So Furry]

Yeah got that eventually, just took me a while :D

Love how much he takes the piss out of Beckham's voice. It's just too true not to point out immediately. Still, guy can kick a ball and makes stupid quantities of money so I'd rather have a daft voice and mega-wealth for playing a fun sport for a living than otherwise. Fuck fame though. I'd hate every cunt under the sun knowing who I am.

It baffles me how much money changes hand for football. Thing is people are willing to put this money into folks hands for the privilege. So the money is there. I saw Elton John was asked something along the lines of 'why do you need all that money?' to which he replied 'if I didn't get it for what I do, then someone who had nothing to do with it would get it.' Which I agree with.

I'm sure I couldn't handle fame. Would be nice for five minutes but I love being able to just glide through a crowd unnoticed and disappear if things get heavy and no-one would remember I was there. I would take the Kurt Cobain route if it happened to me. Not that it would.

but no one can rightly say anything bad about the profession...

Agreed. Well said. Their intentions were obviously noble. No disagreement there.

Yeah the change thing, always get sweaty and jittery doing that one. While waiting in the queue I'm trying to get it right in my head if reliant on spare change and make sure it's in my hand when I hand it over. Which will be quite warm and a little moist at the time. Getting change back? Yeah mate spot on. Thanks. Bye.

 

[Ceres]

Sir Elton is a don, pure and simple. I don't care how many people here slag me off for saying it, I know you all secretly agree.
Did you hear about the coke parties he'd have with midgets wearing mirrors as hats stacked with lines of coke? It sounds amusing to hear third-hand but the last thing I'd want to see wired off my tits on coke is a load of deformed tiny people being exploited for their unnatural stature. Elton's quite the midget himself so maybe he was compensating?

Anyway regarding bluelighters reaching fame I think Mugz is the most likely candidate out of all of us. Can't wait for his novel about his BL exploits to come out :D

hahaha, elton john isnt exploiting the midgets as long as he offers to screw in their lightbulbs.

 

[Shambles]

It's anonymous, but it's called 'I have a gentil cok' (subtle). You can probably find it online

That made me smile. And, oddly enough, I just watched a doc t'other day that mentioned the levels of filth in mediaeval poetry. They really did have a thing for cocks (and double entendres (which, incidentally, is French phrase not used in France, non?)). Only mediaeval literature I've read is The Canterbury Tales but do remmber that's pretty darn smutty in places. Was actually quite surprised to find meself actually laughing out loud in places. Nob gags never get old

 

[Ben So Furry]

Nowt wrong with Elton. I may or may not have experienced my first dance to one of his tunes.

Going back to what Backroll mentioned which is quite important. You are right. The over payed remark was a joke. As was the rest. I have a few teacher friends actually, everyone involved with my other half seems to be or has been at one time or another. But one guy sticks out in my mind. I wouldn't put him down as being ideal teacher material if it was my job to decide such things. Used to come see us all the time, hang out, party etc. great guy to talk too. But I thought he too opinionated on some 'hairy' topics shall we say and couldn't believe it when he started teaching. He disappeared. A while later he jacked it in to travel. I thought 'yep I was right', he told us how it was marking all the time, bad hours, crap pay etc. I thought 'here we go excuses'He was sounding like his usual self. He said he would much rather travel the world and see things he said. Typical I thought. He then completely out of character broke down lost it and said something along the lines of 'If only it wasn't for those fucking amazing kids'.

Teaching lost a good one that day.

 

[Shambles]

You just reminded me I've got Don Quixote on me ToRead list to, Ponti. Been meaning to for years but the sheer size of it is a tad off-putting. It must be at least three inches thick (fnarr) so will take me ages to get through these days. Don't read half as much as I should anymore. Interebz are too darned distracting. Have heard Don Quixote is a good 'un though - just a bit daunting to get started on.

As for French, another subject I was always good at in school but can barely recall now. All those years of having stuff drummed into you so you can get lil certificates saying you know it and it's all forgotten in the blink of an eye if you don't actually use it day to day. My German is even worse though. Had to take German as well as French if you were in the top set for the latter which meant you didn't end up learning much of either really. Bloody stupid system.